Welding Operation With Shielding Gas; Preparation Of Gas Supply - Soyer BMK-12 W Operating Instructions Manual

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6.2

Welding operation with shielding gas

The measures mentioned in the "Start-up of stud welder" chapter have already been
performed.
The applicable accident prevention and safety regulations indicated in chapter 3 must
be complied with when operating the stud welder.
6.2.1

Preparation of gas supply

Example for gas supply. Deviations are possible depending on the manufacturer
1 Gas cylinder
(shielding gas as per chapter 2.1.1)
2 Hand wheel
(left = open, right = closed)
3 Manometer for indicating the
gas cylinder's pressure
4 Flow meter
• Connect gas supply hose and gas hose of pressure reducing valve (pressure
reducing valve not included in delivery) to the stud welder (chapter 5.2.3, "Gas
supply").
• Open hand wheel (item 2) of gas cylinder.
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• Open shut-off valve (item 5).
• Use control cock (item 7) to set shielding gas flow rate to a maximum of 4 - 5 I/min
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5 Shut-off valve
6 Gas supply hose
7 Control cock for gas flow rate
Screwing in increases the flow
Screwing out decreases the flow
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